A month later, the battle of Guangqing was almost known to the whole world, and Mo Li led the suppression army, which had long been renamed the Mohist Army, and fought and advanced all the way. Finally, he successfully reunited with the troops from Nankun and returned to Nankun.

Since then, he has officially escaped from danger.

After a life-and-death experience, Mo Li not only did not die under Li Qing's calculations, but lived with great pride. Although the entire Mo family lost most of its clan members, and many industries were destroyed by Dong Ming, the losses were considerable.

However, the most important foundation and power of the entire Mohist family were preserved, and after Mo Li officially escaped from danger, they quickly stabilized and expanded in an orderly manner again.

More importantly, as Prince Mo's Mansion was forced to rebel this time, the power of the entire Dongming Dynasty rapidly changed qualitatively. Many people were surprised to find that there were so many people following Mo Li.

In addition to the entire Nankun unconditionally declaring allegiance to Moli and joining the Mohist forces, even some of the original imperial soldiers and many rebels who occupied land and rioted in various parts of the Dongming Dynasty officially changed their names and joined the Mohist army, openly and honestly.

, the momentum is unstoppable.

At the same time, Mo Li quickly announced his plans to the world in Nankun, and officially launched a crusade against the now decadent imperial court. He wanted to demand justice for the Mo Palace, for the Mo family, and for all the poor people in the world who were in dire straits.

, fight for the right to survive that should belong to them!

Mo Li's statement about his apprenticeship was concise and concise, and did not make any vague principles. Even ordinary people who had not read a book or could not read a word could understand it. He did not feel too much about what he had done.

Why do you want to defend yourself, because in the past two months, everyone in the world has seen with their own eyes what happened, and witnessed how the imperial court pushed people who just want to live and work in peace and contentment to the point of desperation again and again.

Therefore, even if Mo Li didn't say anything in this list of teachers, the facts, all the previous public opinion tendencies, or the accumulated actions of Prince Mo's Palace and Mo Li himself in the hearts of the people in the world over the past ten years

His reputation and reputation have made the Mohist army he now leads a righteous army.

And this army of justice also gave all the people in dire straits hope for their future lives again.

Moreover, although Mo Li openly raised his flag to rebel, he did not directly proclaim himself emperor like the Meng family did at the beginning. He still just used his original identity as King Mo as before. Although this approach seems subtle, it is

The impression it gives people is very different.

The former, no matter what the cause, goes straight to his ultimate selfish desires, while the latter is more of a self-protection, and at the same time, he fights for all the suffering people in the world.

With Nankun as the center, many nearby counties and counties are now actually controlled by the Mohist army. On the same day that Moli officially released the military list, as many as ten counties and counties directly declared their separation from the rule of the Dongming court by force, and have since been classified as

The local people not only did not resist, but many places directly set off fireworks and firecrackers to celebrate.

From then on, the people in these places willingly became subjects under the control of King Mo's Mansion, respected their King Mo Li, and no longer suffered from the oppression of the Dongming court.

The instructions that Mo Li sent out exploded like spring breeze in almost every corner of Dongming at the same time. And in just one month, not only did they automatically belong to Prince Mo's Mansion as ordered,

From the counties and counties under its jurisdiction, young men rushed to sign up to join the Mohist army. At the same time, in other surrounding areas still controlled by the Dongming court, many people secretly went to join the army.

For a time, the reputation of the Mohist Army became even more famous, with a steady stream of outstanding soldiers being selected and expanded, and the number of troops increased dramatically. Everything was prosperous.

At this moment, Mo Li was not in a hurry to send troops to expand his power. Instead, he focused on defensive training within his existing jurisdiction and recuperation and consolidation first.

Nowadays, all the counties and counties that have been voluntarily merged into the command of Prince Mo's Mansion are exempted from taxes for three years. Even if the taxes they pay after three years are only 50% of what they originally had to pay to the Dongming court.

At the same time, Mo Li did not encourage people to join the army too much. Instead, he vigorously encouraged farming, promoted commerce, and tried his best to provide local people with a relatively stable and safe living environment, so that the economies of various places could recover and develop in a positive direction.

It is precisely because of this that Mo Li gained unanimous support from the local people, and becoming a Mohist soldier became an honor for countless young and strong local men.

The Mohist Army is relatively strict in the selection of new recruits, but the more so, the more precious this honor becomes. Because everyone knows that their prince selects soldiers not to be cannon fodder, but to serve as cannon fodder.

It is hoped that they can protect their parents' home while also saving their own lives.

Compared with the prosperous prospects here in Nankun, at this moment, the palace in Dongming Capital is unprecedentedly dark and desolate.

For more than three months, Li Qing has received the latest information about Nankun every day, but none of it is what he wants to hear. Gradually, his heart seems to have become numb, and even the last

I no longer have the excitement and anger I had before.

"Okay, no need to read it anymore!" Waving his hand, Li Qing interrupted the official's report and said directly: "It is my decree to release Song Xiang, pardon his sins, and make him perform meritorious service on his behalf.

Lead an army of 200,000 to Nankun to conquer the Mo bandits and regain our territory in Dongming that was occupied by the Mo bandits!"

"Your Majesty!" When the ministers heard this, they immediately followed the decree. Seeing that the emperor finally no longer held General Song accountable for his dereliction of duty that day and had re-employed him, they subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

At this juncture, there are not many generals in the imperial court who are good at fighting, trustworthy and loyal. A few months ago, General Song was tricked by Mo Li and had to bear all the responsibility for the rebellion of the Qing army in Guangqing.

It can be said that he was severely damaged by an unjust disaster.

In fact, everyone knew that General Song was really not to blame for this incident, but at that time when the emperor was furious, no one had the courage to plead with General Song anymore. Fortunately, in the end, it was just an investigation and house arrest, and there was no real punishment.

After all, the emperor also knew that Moli Nankun's rebellion was a foregone conclusion and would still have to be suppressed by the Song family in the future.

Now the imperial court is really in dire straits. There has been no real progress in the West Desert for a long time, but Nankun has suddenly stood up like a god's help. Such terrifying forces and threats are more important than in the West Desert.

Much larger.

The troops defending the city everywhere were in panic, and the country of Dongming became increasingly precarious.

In the first moment, Li Qing understood that he was determined to lose, but in the end he was losing every step of the way. Now he had to face the Mohists who raised their flags and rebelled against each other to decide life and death on the battlefield.

The cruel reality even made Li Qing's hair turn gray overnight. Although he didn't say anything, he already understood in his heart the battle between him and Mo Li. He had already lost!

He had never faced his own heart in such a way, but the moment the incident in Guangqing came out, he understood that he had finally lost all the opportunities he had originally had, and had lost every trace of hope and chance of winning.

The situation is over! Perhaps it is because there is no major trend for a long time. This dilapidated country will surely perish in his hands, and no matter how hard he tries, he can't reverse anything.

He has understood all this, and he clearly knows that doing anything now is in vain, it is nothing more than letting the remaining mountains and rivers use more blood to extract the few days of respite.

But even so, there is no way to stop, right or wrong. He has no way out, let alone choice. He can only continue to move forward numbly, no matter where he goes.

Wherever you reach the end is the real end.

"Your Majesty, there is one more thing I would like to ask you to report." Seeing Li Qing who was in very bad spirits at the moment, an old minister hesitated for a long time and finally plucked up the courage to speak out.

"Accurate." Without any extra words, Li Qing closed his eyes slightly, with an expression of undisguised weariness. He no longer armed himself into the image of an invulnerable and iron-blooded strongman as before.

In fact, these days, his body has been getting worse day by day, and his spirit is even worse. The hidden illness caused by Mo Li last year has never been really cured, and the root cause of the disease has long since destroyed his energy and spirit.

It took out more than half of it.

In addition, the true sustenance and hope deep in my heart have now been lost, and even the unreal obsessions are being wiped out bit by bit in the cruel baptism of reality, like an oil lamp without a wick.

Only Li Qing knows his true situation best.

Upon seeing this, the old minister stopped delaying and reported quickly: "Your Majesty, I have just received the news that Nanliang has announced that the marriage has been cancelled. Princess Xi has not been found, and I am afraid she has suffered misfortune, so this marriage

It no longer exists.”

"Yes." Li Qing simply responded, indicating that he already knew, but still didn't even open his eyes. Obviously, he didn't care so much about Nan Liang's attitude now.

Seeing that Li Qing was so negative, the old minister couldn't help but secretly sighed and said again: "Your Majesty, in addition to canceling the marriage, the leader of Nanliang also said that something happened to Princess Xi in our Dongming Dynasty, so he passed the responsibility on us

Dong Ming said that if the emperor cannot give him a satisfactory answer, he will definitely seek justice for Princess Xi himself."

As soon as these words came out, all the other ministers below were furious. In the past few months, although there was no ironclad evidence or absolute conclusion about the disappearance of Princess Xi, they all knew that it had nothing to do with Dongming at all, but the Meng family in the West Desert.

The hand of this traitor. The leader of the Nanliang Kingdom wants to avenge his beloved daughter. His mood is understandable, but he cannot leave the real culprit alone and come to trouble their emperor for no reason. This is really bullying!

However, Li Qing didn't feel the slightest bit annoyed at this moment. Instead, he blinked his eyes, sat upright, and waved his hand to the ministers below to signal them not to make any noise.

"I, Dongming, do have an unshirkable responsibility for the murder of Princess Xi. What's more, she came here to help me, Dongming. Therefore, I also deeply regret the murder of Princess Xi. Even if the King of Nanliang does not mention it, I will still treat it as compensation.

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Li Qing directly said to the veteran minister: "Wu Aiqing, you have full authority to handle this matter. Let the soldiers of the Western Desert evacuate the battlefield, withdraw from the Western Desert territory, and tell the King of Nanliang that I, Dongming, will no longer interfere in the affairs of the Western Desert in the future. As long as

Nanliang has that ability, so the entire Western Desert can be regarded as my compensation to Princess Xi!"

As soon as this statement came out, all the ministers were shocked. Everyone understood what this meant. The emperor was directly giving the Western Desert to Nanliang. Perhaps Nanliang was willing to send troops at that time because of this idea, but now

The matter has not yet reached the final desperate situation, but the emperor did this, which is enough to show the concessions and choices the emperor has made.

Before anyone could object or comment, Li Qing once again addressed the ministers and continued: "As for the future whereabouts of the 200,000 troops who retreated from the Western Desert, all arrangements will be left to the Ministry of War to negotiate and decide. If there is nothing else to do,

, let’s retreat from the court today, I’m tired and have to take a rest!”

Li Qing left quickly, leaving only a court of bewildered ministers. Sighs were heard everywhere, but soon everyone slowly retreated and left.

The news that Li Qing gave up the West Desert and directly handed over the entire West Desert to Nanliang soon spread to Nankun and reached the ears of Mo Li and others.

"Liang Xi is really dead?" Han Jiangxue had just finished playing with his nephew Ling'er, who was already like a little adult, and the child was picked up by his sister-in-law. Just when he was still feeling unfinished, Mo Li suddenly came back to tell the latest news in the capital.

Some important news was told to her one by one.

"Maybe, but that's not the point. The point is that Li Qing's attitude is very different from before." Mo Li took the initiative to talk to Han Jiangxue about Li Qing for the first time.

Han Jiangxue understood what Mo Li meant by difference. After listening to what Mo Li just said, she also noticed: "Yes, I also feel that he no longer cares about the Li family.

.I don’t know whether this phenomenon is good or bad, I always feel that something is not right.”

Mo Li also nodded: "I heard that Li Qing's health has gotten worse recently. Judging from the current situation, he probably won't be able to survive for two years. I'm afraid that in addition to his poor health, Nankun's rise has also completely destroyed him.

I lost hope, so I became like this. But..."

Speaking of this, Mo Li paused for a moment, then shook his head and said: "When a king is in such a situation, things often have two extremes."

"Are you afraid that he will bury the entire Dongming people with him and take revenge on everyone for the last time without regard to any consequences?" Han Jiangxue's expression was also extremely serious. With Li Qing's character, there is really nothing he can't do.

If that is the case, although it cannot really hurt them, it will be an unprecedented tragic disaster for all the people. No one knows what Li Qing will do in the end, and no one can predict the final consequences.

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"I hope we are overthinking it!" Seeing this, Mo Li didn't say any more and changed the topic: "By the way, did Ling'er just leave?"

Hearing the word Ling'er, Han Jiangxue's expression softened involuntarily. The little guy was so cute now, with a sweet mouth, calling her "aunt and aunt" all day long, and would stick to her whenever she came, which made Han Jiangxue like it very much.

"Yes, we only played for a little while, and my sister-in-law came over and took the child away. She said that the child's grandfather asked him to take him back because he was afraid that the child would play too wildly!" She couldn't help but complain, angrily facing Mo Li.

He said: "Please tell me, how could my father do this? He is afraid that I, the aunt, will stay with the child for too long and steal his grandfather's position in Ling'er's heart."

Seeing Han Jiangxue's appearance, Mo Li said with a smile: "Since you like children so much, then let's just give birth to a few more and play with them by ourselves without giving them more to play with!"

Hearing Mo Li's words, Han Jiangxue was a little stiff for a moment, but soon she pretended to be calm and said: "Nonsense, are children born to play with?"

"Uh, isn't it just for fun?" Mo Li chuckled and pinched Han Jiangxue's cheek, which was full of hints.

At this time, Han Jiangxue could no longer pretend to be calm and indifferent. She suddenly felt sad, lowered her head slightly and murmured: "Li, we have been married for almost two years, but I have never had any pain in my stomach."
Chapter completed!